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'''Biko''' | '''Biko''' is a [[human]] [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] planet located roughly 24 light-years from the [[Cygnus system]].<ref name="tug"/> One of its major population centers (at least before the [[Covenant]] attack) was [[Durban]].<ref>''[[i love bees]]'', [[Queen's Diary Entry]]</ref> The planet was [[glassed]] in [[2526]], becoming one of the first human worlds to fall to the Covenant,<ref name="Assembly">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads#Data pad 10|Data pad 10]]''</ref> though it had been at least partially recolonized by [[2558]].<ref name="HTT"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Invasion=== | |||
Biko [[Battle of Biko|fell to the Covenant]] in 2526.<ref name="Assembly"/> After the battle the Covenant pushed the debris field over the northern pole to allow their ships to glass the planet unobstructed.<ref name="tug"/> Some members of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]], including [[Carter-A259]],<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24526 '''Bungie.net''': ''Carter-259's profile'']</ref> were recruited into the program after being orphaned on Biko.<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', page 70</ref> | |||
Biko was apparently recolonized | ===Post-war=== | ||
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] visited the debris field over Biko. There he retrieved an experimental [[saddle box]] drive from the {{UNSCShip|Dresden}}, one of the cruisers that had partaken in the battle years prior.<ref name="tug">''Halo: First Strike'' (2010), "Tug o' War"</ref> | |||
Biko was apparently recolonized after the [[Covenant War]]. In [[2558]], delegates from the [[Unified Earth Government]] and from one or more alien species convened at a regional embassy in a densely populated city on Biko to engage in peace talks. Both sides were coming to an agreement when [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] entered the hall and [[Raid on Biko peace talks|attacked]] the delegates without apparent provocation. Outer Colonies ambassador [[Richard Sekibo]] was abducted by the Spartan, who also escorted the alien delegation to safety. John fled the planet with the aliens aboard his awaiting personal spacecraft; Sekibo's corpse was found in a nearby field the next day.<ref name="HTT">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Episode 08''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The colony | The colony was likely named after [[Wikipedia:Steve Biko|Steve Biko]], a twentieth-century [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African]] civil rights activist. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Master Chief leaks.jpg|Rogue Spartan | File:Master Chief leaks.jpg|Rogue Spartan John-117 attacking an embassy on Biko | ||
File:HtT Sekibo's memorial.jpg| | File:HtT Sekibo's memorial.jpg|Ambassador Sekibo's memorial on Biko | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Biko is a human Outer Colony planet located roughly 24 light-years from the Cygnus system.[1] One of its major population centers (at least before the Covenant attack) was Durban.[2] The planet was glassed in 2526, becoming one of the first human worlds to fall to the Covenant,[3] though it had been at least partially recolonized by 2558.[4]
History
Invasion
Biko fell to the Covenant in 2526.[3] After the battle the Covenant pushed the debris field over the northern pole to allow their ships to glass the planet unobstructed.[1] Some members of SPARTAN-III Alpha Company, including Carter-A259,[5] were recruited into the program after being orphaned on Biko.[6]
Post-war
After the Human-Covenant War, the fetcher Oliver Birch visited the debris field over Biko. There he retrieved an experimental saddle box drive from the UNSC Dresden, one of the cruisers that had partaken in the battle years prior.[1]
Biko was apparently recolonized after the Covenant War. In 2558, delegates from the Unified Earth Government and from one or more alien species convened at a regional embassy in a densely populated city on Biko to engage in peace talks. Both sides were coming to an agreement when Spartan John-117 entered the hall and attacked the delegates without apparent provocation. Outer Colonies ambassador Richard Sekibo was abducted by the Spartan, who also escorted the alien delegation to safety. John fled the planet with the aliens aboard his awaiting personal spacecraft; Sekibo's corpse was found in a nearby field the next day.[4]
Trivia
The colony was likely named after Steve Biko, a twentieth-century South African civil rights activist.
Gallery
Rogue Spartan John-117 attacking an embassy on Biko
Ambassador Sekibo's memorial on Biko
List of appearances
- Halo: First Strike
- i love bees (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Reach
- Data pads (Mentioned only)
- Hunt the Truth
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: First Strike (2010), "Tug o' War"
- ^ i love bees, Queen's Diary Entry
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, Data pad 10
- ^ a b Hunt the Truth, Episode 08
- ^ Bungie.net: Carter-259's profile
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 70
